MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills

Curated Agent Skills for Microsoft & Azure – giving AI coding assistants structured, real-time expertise from Microsoft Learn docs.

What it solves

AI coding assistants often lack specific, up-to-date knowledge about Azure services, leading to generic or outdated advice. This project provides a curated collection of production-ready "skills" that teach AI agents how to correctly implement Azure services using official Microsoft documentation.

How it works

Instead of relying on raw RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) to summarize text, this project pre-compiles Microsoft Learn documentation into structured, executable skills. These skills use a "progressive disclosure" system:

  1. Discovery: The agent reads the skill's name and description from YAML frontmatter.
  2. Instructions: The agent loads the full SKILL.md file when triggered.
  3. Resources: The agent accesses additional scripts or examples as needed.

These skills can be installed as plugins for various AI assistants (like VS Code, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex) or manually copied into the assistant's skills directory.

Who it’s for

Developers and cloud architects working with Microsoft Azure who use AI coding assistants to accelerate their development and infrastructure setup.

Highlights

  • Broad Coverage: Over 193 skills across 19 categories, including Compute, AI & ML, Security, and Networking.
  • Harnesses Open Standards: Follows the Agent Skills open standard for compatibility across different AI tools.
  • Multi-Assistant Support: Native manifests for GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI, and others.
  • Role-Based Bundles: Provides curated skill sets (e.g., AI/ML Developer, Data Engineer) to help users get started quickly.